Sofia, National Theater "Ivan Vazov" through the water space, Balkans, Bulgaria


The Theater was built in 1906 after the plans of the architects from Wien - Helmer and Felner. It contains 700 seats. After a fire in 1923 the building was rebuilt and reconstructed between the years 1925 and 1928 from achitect and engineer M. Sakelarov according to the plans of an architect from Dresden - Dulfer. The seats in the main hall are increased to 1200,the scene is expanded and provided with modern equipment. The general appearence of the theater was preserved, changes were made in the volume, interior and facade and some modern forms were bring added. During the second world war the building was damaged by bombs and was reconstructed after the end of the war by bulgarian architects and engineers.


Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Sofia, capital of Bulgaria
Photo credit: © Vladimir Alexeev / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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